“Five to $15 million savings annually on heating. Indirect job creation of 60 to 180 new jobs, and the job creation during the construction phase would be 90 construction jobs (in) year one,” said Avista senior business analyst Jeff Smith.
Southeast
State to spend $4 million on Wrangell junkyard cleanup
According to a DEC memo, the lead level at the former junkyard site is so high that it warrants an emergency cleanup.
Weather service issues flood watch, warns of mudslide risk
The service is forecasting up to 6 inches of rain by late Tuesday night, causing rapid rises on rivers and streams.
Haines artist to be featured in Smithsonian exhibit
Tlingit master carver Wayne Price has a cherished relationship with the ocean and the tides, that runs deeper than most. Price carves dugout canoes and he says the traditional art is dying.
Tourists spent more in Southeast this season
Southeast Alaska tour operators say their customers were willing to spend more money this season.
Haines Assembly passes contentious ordinance despite strong resident opposition
There were tears, threats, applause, yelling and a couple of Nazi references from residents, but despite it all, the Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-3 to pass the ordinance.
Child sex abuse charges filed against Sitka education liaison
Brandon J. Snyder, 33, was dismissed on Monday from his position at the Sitka Tribe of Alaska as the Home to School liaison for the tribe’s language and education department.
High number of illegal moose kills could end season early for Petersburg and surrounding areas
The first week of moose hunting in the Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake area has seen a harvest of 35 moose. Seven of those moose were illegal kills.
Gastineau Apartments demolition pushed back to April
“There can’t be any more slop over from that date because you know, then we’re running into tourist season and then there’s a big problem,” said assembly member Karen Crane.
B.C. meeting with Tulsequah Chief Mine owner
A top British Columbia official is meeting with owners of the Tulsequah Chief Mine, which is leaking pollution into a river that flows into Alaska.